GOP Senator Blasts Tucker Carlson's Pro-Russia Rhetoric: 'We Side' With Democracies

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Daily Beast

While criticizing Fox News star Tucker Carlson for questioning why the United States should support Ukraine amid increasing tensions with Russia, Sen. James Risch (R-ID) said on Sunday that “we side always with countries that are democracies.”

In a display of bipartisanship, Risch—the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—appeared alongside committee chairman Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) on Sunday morning’s broadcast of CNN’s State of the Union.

The two lawmakers first revealed on the program that they are close to finalizing legislation to impose economic sanctions on Russia if the country invades neighboring Ukraine. “There is an incredible bipartisan resolve for support of Ukraine and an incredibly strong bipartisan resolve to have severe consequences for Russia if it invades Ukraine and for some cases what it has already done,” Menendez said at one point.

Eventually, anchor Dana Bash pointed out that some conservatives are not eager to defend Ukraine, even as Russian troops steadily amass along its border. Carlson, she noted, has been especially outspoken on the matter.

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Guess Carlson thinks Putin is so manly.

[ificandream]

3. Re: Tucker/Gretchen ...

... apparently not from Wikipedia. His name isn't mentioned in her entry. I don't trust Wiki as a great source, but there you go.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Carlson]

[Blue_Adept]

6. 100% unrelated

[Mr. Ected]

2. Tucker Carlson isn't casting a ballot in the Senate

He gets the attention, but the actual problem is the GOP Senators that concur with Tucker's anti-American bullshit.

[certainot]

4. another example of messaging disunity caused by limbaugh's rotting absence

tucker and others are tripping up without limbaugh leading the way

[SouthernDem4ever]

5. Two names in one post that make me barf

[Marcuse]

7. Risch will be called a RINO in 3..2..1..

[NCjack]

8. Putin captured Trump -- that should make us mad as hell!

[nuxvomica]

11. So the headline should be: "Republicans in disarray over Ukraine"

That's what it would be if Democrats had such internal discord over an issue.

[GB_RN]

12. About Time...

Glad to see someone from the GOPQ side of the aisle finally take FucKKKer Carlson to task over something he’s said. But they draw the line at some level of being a direct mouthpiece/useful idiot for Putin, rather than his spewing disinformation that’s killed people (their own voters at that)?

WTFE…

[MissMillie]

13. Now if we could only get these defenders of democracy

to defend it here at home

[The Wizard]

14. Does Putin have video

of Tuckums in a Russian hotel room with a young boy or a dead girl?

[True Blue American]

15. Something is happening.

Rogan apologizes. Trump read that screech off a teleprompter. About half the people behind him applauded.

The media is going after the liars hot and heavy.

Trump is falling apart at the seams, threatening a riot. It looked as if all the people at his rally just want to see a side show. The committee needs to start the public hearings, shut him down for good!

How in the world did we get into this mess? And, what will it take to get us out?

[czarjak]

16. According to the book that nothing beats, Russia eQuals Satan's Ally. Alas?